Category Archives: Living Lore

A weekend wander: Conjuring the Devil?

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

On Sunday afternoon, with a little time to spare, we wandered out to North Marston, just a few miles from my home, to revisit the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While its name is quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, England, france and vincent, Living Lore, Photography | Tagged buckinghamshire, healing well, Holy well, legends, miracles, Schorne | 19 Comments

Living Lore: Ghostly Re-enactment of the Battle of Edgehill ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The secondary school which I attended, Kineton High, was in sight of Edgehill, where the first major battle of the British Civil War was fought. A story used to go around October time, during the Michaelmas Term, about how if … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged battlefield, Edgehill, folklore, ghosts, history | 2 Comments

Living Lore: Loxley – Robin Hood and a Witch ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Continuing Gary Stocker’s Sunday series of posts on the folklore, ancient sites and legends of Britain. If you have similar stories to share from the area in which you live, please read the footnote and send them in. Pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Living Lore | Tagged folklore, Robert fitzOdo, Robin Hood, traditions, warwickshire | 5 Comments

Living Lore: The unquiet spirit of Moll Bloxham ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Elusive realities, Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged ghosts, haunting, Warwick castle | Leave a comment

Living Lore: Wroth Silver Ceremony ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore, Photography | Tagged bull, Ceremony, debts, dues, history, St Martin's Eve | Leave a comment

Living Lore: Lady Godiva ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged Coventry, folklore, history, lady Godiva, legend, Peeping Tom, protest, taxes | 3 Comments

Living Lore: The Red Horse of Tysoe, or “The Nag of Renown” ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Chalk horses carved into hill sides, whether they are ancient like the one at Uffington or more modern, like some others in the locality are fairly well known about. However there was a red horse carved into the hillside above … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Lore | Tagged archaeology, folklore, history, legend, red horse, scouring | 2 Comments

Living Lore: The Noble Impe ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

In the Beauchamp Chapel in the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick, is the tomb of Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, son of Robert and Lettice Dudley, Earl and Countess of Leicester (nicknamed the “Noble Impe”). He sadly died in … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged children, fairy lore, folklore, history, tomb, Warwick | 6 Comments

Living Lore: The Black Dog of Yapton with Bryony Voller

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Bryony contacted me to share a story about the legendary beast that haunts the streets of the aptly named Yapton in West Sussex. The Black Dog was known to roam the village and the inhabitants left their doors open so … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged black dog, ghost dog, West Sussex, Yapton | 21 Comments

Living Lore: Gary Stocker and The Phantom Miller of Bearley

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I would like to welcome Gary Stocker, who, having seen my appeal for folklore and folk tales, sent me an email packed with wonderful stuff. So much, in fact, that I decided a regular series of posts was the only … Continue reading →